(A) The Planning Commission acting as the Platting Board (“Board”) shall be the Platting Authority for platting within the city, except that the Director of Planning will act as the Platting Authority within the city for Abbreviated Plats and Right-of-Way Acquisition Plats. Platting jurisdiction includes, but is not limited to, the control of:
(1) Form, size, dedication, and vacation of lands and other aspects of subdivision;
(2) Dimensions of lots or tracts;
(3) Street width, easements, and right-of-ways, including requirements for public access to lots; and
(4) Dedication of streets, right-of-ways, public utility easements, and areas considered necessary by the Platting Authority for other public uses as well as areas established for the prevention of certain uses or activities.
(B) The Platting Authority shall require that each lot of record created by a subdivision be accessed by a dedicated street and that each lot of record conform to the requirements of Chapter 8.12 where applicable. The Platting Authority shall also require that final plats be submitted in mylar and that each corner of each lot or tract of record be monumented. An electronic version of the final plat in a format approved by the Platting Authority shall be provided to the Department of Planning.
(C) No plat shall be recorded unless accompanied by the proper signatures.
(D) The City of Unalaska is the official agent for recording city-approved plats in the Aleutian Island Recording District.
(E) Upon recommendation of the Board or on its own motion, the City Council may establish a schedule of fees for the filing of plats with the Board. Until all applicable fees, charges, and expenses have been paid in full, no action shall be taken on any application.
(Ord. No. 2001-04, passed 5-8-01; Am. Ord. 2005-09, passed 4-26-05)